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Home inspectors in Delaware County, NY

The home inspectors in Delaware County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$318.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,581 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
121
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
44,305
+0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 home inspector in Delaware County. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Delaware County comes to about $318.4M a year: $16,581 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Delaware County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 home inspector on map listings, Delaware County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Delaware County compares

The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Home inspectors in Delaware County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.70.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)121111100
Households per official establishmentn/a23,70617,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.7%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,581$19,048$16,661
Median household income$63,337$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Delaware County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Delaware County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,305+0.2% since 2020
Households
19,203
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$63,337+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,568
Median home value
$183,100
Jobs located here
14,965
Daytime population
42,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for home inspectors, numbered among those based in New York, with Delaware County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1New York County, NY80120.2518−1.3%#11 of 415
2Queens County, NY75230.3261−1.1%#28 of 415
3Kings County, NY73320.3225−2.5%#39 of 415
4Albany County, NY63131.073+2.2%#106 of 415
5Monroe County, NY60200.6108−1.0%#119 of 415
6Richmond County, NY60150.986+1.3%#121 of 415
7Erie County, NY57340.880−0.6%#140 of 415
8Bronx County, NY5670.1445−3.8%#145 of 415
9Saratoga County, NY56111.170+2.3%#154 of 415
10Westchester County, NY54411.176+1.4%#173 of 415
Delaware County, NYNot scored10.5121+0.2%

Other business types in Delaware County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Delaware County, NY?

Delaware County has 1 home inspector on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Delaware County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Delaware County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $318.4M a year, or $16,581 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,203 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Delaware County, NY compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Delaware County has 1 home inspector on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending.

How fast is Delaware County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 44,305 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,203 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $63,337, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Delaware County has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware County. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for home inspectors · All 56 business types in Delaware County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Delaware County?

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